I spray this little beauty at the beginning of class and then spritz over students just before they come out of Savasana as a lovely refreshing but calming wake up! With cleansing Lemongrass and Peppermint, uplifting Citrus notes and calming Lavender it is a perfect...

Over the past two years, living closer to nature in the beautiful High Country of Victoria, I have become more connected to the seasons. Spending more time outdoors and less time in air conditioned transport and offices leads to a better understanding of the cycles of...

Loving Kindness, Metta or Maitri, meditation was one of the first Buddhist meditation practices I taught myself from a book about 20 years ago. I was immediately drawn to the practice as I was really interested in human rights and social justice issues and it seemed...

We are seeing the last hurrah of winter up here in the mountains but officially spring has arrived and you can see evidence of it in the growing buds on the trees and the beautiful yellow daffodils and wattle at every turn. Spring is a great time for detoxing and...

When I teach yoga to athletes, gym members and others that are particularly interested in the physical aspects of the practice what I often hear the most is that they expect a good stretch to counter their workout. Yoga is often misrepresented as ‘just...

In Taoism (and Traditional Chinese Medicine) the concepts of Yin and Yang are a useful tool for describing the relative energies that are present in our lives, in the world and in our bodies. In this article I talk about balancing what seems to be an overly Yang world...